The Night Of
2016 · 1 Season · HBO · Crime Drama
The Night Of is one of HBO's finest limited series, a crime drama that uses a murder case to expose the machinery of the American justice system with devastating clarity. Riz Ahmed delivers a career-defining performance as a young man ground down by a system that presumes guilt, and John Turturro matches him as the unglamorous defense attorney carrying the weight of his client's life. The pacing demands patience, particularly in its middle stretch, but the cumulative payoff is a show that lingers in your mind long after the final episode.